"forensic" meaning in English

See forensic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/, /fəˈɹɛn.sɪk/ Audio: en-us-forensic.ogg , en-us-forensic-2.ogg , en-au-forensic.ogg
Etymology: From Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic, from forum (“forum, marketplace”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰwer-}}, {{suffix|en|la:forēnsis|ic|t1=of the forum, public}} Latin forēnsis (“of the forum, public”) + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} forensic (not comparable)
  1. Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law. Tags: not-comparable Translations (relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law): forense (Catalan), 法醫的 (Chinese Mandarin), 法医的 (fǎyī de) (Chinese Mandarin), forenzní (Czech), forensisch (Dutch), gerechtelijk (Dutch), gerechts- (Dutch), rikostekninen (Finnish), oikeuslääketieteellinen (Finnish), médicolégal (French), légal (in médecine légale) (French), forensique (english: anglicism) [feminine, masculine] (French), forensisch (German), δικανικός (dikanikós) (Greek), εγκληματολογικός (egklimatologikós) (Greek), törvényszéki (Hungarian), igazságügyi (Hungarian), réttar- (Icelandic), medico-legale (Italian), 法医学の (hōigaku no) (alt: ほういがくの) (Japanese), न्यायवैद्यकीय (nyāyvaidyakīy) (Marathi), kryminalistyczny [masculine] (Polish), sądowy [masculine] (Polish), forense (Portuguese), суде́бно-медици́нский (sudébno-medicínskij) (Russian), суде́бный (sudébnyj) (Russian), forense (Spanish), forensisk (Swedish), adli (Turkish), pháp y (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-forensic-en-adj--ln2SWCq Disambiguation of 'relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law': 86 1 10 2
  2. (informal) Precise, thorough, or highly meticulous, by analogy with a scientific legal investigation Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-forensic-en-adj-mNxqwSMv Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 8 40 46 7
  3. (dated) Relating to, or appropriate for, courts of law. Tags: dated, not-comparable Translations (relating to, or appropriate for courts of law): դատական (datakan) (Armenian), съдебен (sǎdeben) (Bulgarian), 法庭的 (fǎtíng de) (Chinese Mandarin), gerechtelijk (Dutch), oikeudellinen (Finnish), légal (French), juridique (French), gerichtlich (German), Gerichts- (German), δικανικός (dikanikós) (Greek), εγκληματολογικός (egklimatologikós) (Greek), giudiziario (Italian), 法廷の (hōtei no) (alt: ほうていの) [adnominal] (Japanese), न्यायवैद्यकीय (nyāyvaidyakīy) (Marathi), sądowy [masculine] (Polish), forense (Portuguese), суде́бный (sudébnyj) (Russian), legal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-forensic-en-adj-aIxWQkY4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 14 75 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 9 21 63 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 15 69 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 10 80 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 6 86 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 12 15 54 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 15 57 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 15 56 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 12 18 52 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 18 62 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 15 56 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 18 64 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 18 59 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 8 40 46 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 34 43 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 11 15 56 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 14 71 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 14 71 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 28 51 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 13 15 58 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 11 24 49 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 14 60 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 14 71 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 14 72 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 15 57 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 15 57 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 12 15 56 17 Disambiguation of 'relating to, or appropriate for courts of law': 13 1 85 1
  4. (archaic) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Synonyms (Related or used in debate and argumentation): rhetorical Translations (relating to, or used in debate or argument): 辯論的 (Chinese Mandarin), 辩论的 (biànlùn de) (Chinese Mandarin), retorisch (Dutch), oikeudellinen (Finnish), de barreau (French), rhétorique (French), rhetorisch (German), ρητορικός (ritorikós) [masculine] (Greek), legale (Italian), 討論の (tōron no) (alt: とうろんの) (Japanese), 弁論の (benron no) (alt: べんろんの) (Japanese), oratorski [masculine] (Polish), retórico (Portuguese), ритори́ческий (ritoríčeskij) (Russian), retórico (Spanish), biện luận (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-forensic-en-adj-kmPmP6kv Disambiguation of 'Related or used in debate and argumentation': 13 6 5 76 Disambiguation of 'relating to, or used in debate or argument': 4 1 1 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Related [legal, law], appropriate for a court of law [legal, law], forensick [obsolete] Related terms: forensal, forensical, forensive

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1885, Isaac N. Arnold, “Chapter VIII”, in The Life of Abraham Lincoln:",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sądowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law",
      "word": "forense"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sudébno-medicínskij",
      "sense": "relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law",
      "word": "суде́бно-медици́нский"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sudébnyj",
      "sense": "relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law",
      "word": "суде́бный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law",
      "word": "forense"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law",
      "word": "forensisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law",
      "word": "adli"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law",
      "word": "pháp y"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "datakan",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "դատական"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎdeben",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "съдебен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fǎtíng de",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "法庭的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "gerechtelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "oikeudellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "légal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "juridique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "gerichtlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "Gerichts-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dikanikós",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "δικανικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "egklimatologikós",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "εγκληματολογικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "giudiziario"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほうていの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hōtei no",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "tags": [
        "adnominal"
      ],
      "word": "法廷の"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "nyāyvaidyakīy",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "न्यायवैद्यकीय"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sądowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "forense"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sudébnyj",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "суде́бный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to, or appropriate for courts of law",
      "word": "legal"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "辯論的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biànlùn de",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "辩论的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "retorisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "oikeudellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "de barreau"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "rhétorique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "rhetorisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ritorikós",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ρητορικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "legale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうろんの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōron no",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "討論の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "べんろんの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "benron no",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "弁論の"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oratorski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "retórico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ritoríčeskij",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "ритори́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "retórico"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "relating to, or used in debate or argument",
      "word": "biện luận"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forensic"
}

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